Nahdlatul Ulama issues guidelines for National Santri Day 2026

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) organization has released guidelines for the 2026 National Santri Day, themed ‘Strengthening Traditional Roots, Maintaining National Integrity.’ The guidelines, issued by the PBNU, emphasize community service, tradition, and humanitarian solidarity, with a specific focus on support for Palestine. A central event will be the National Santri Day Appeal on October 22, 2026, where participants are encouraged to wear traditional attire and may read the NU Jihad Resolution.

In conjunction with the 2026 celebrations, the PCINU Germany has initiated Santri Fest 2026. The festivities began with an academic seminar discussing the dissertation ‘Faith After Empire’ by Yulianingsih Riswan. The research examines the history of Al-Qur'an translations, specifically addressing the scientific opposition led by the Indonesian diaspora against a 1989 Dutch translation by Freud Lemheuis, which was criticized for lexical errors regarding historical identities and religious figures.